Friday, February 15, 2019



GUESTS: 

3 PM - MARCUS THOMPSON 

AS WEEKEND FOR CURRY 
DEMPS
POST ASG
LAKERS

4 PM BAGGS

5 PM TOM SPENCER
-KUCHAR 50K 



-KAP SELLS OUT --TAKES MONEY IN COLLUSION CASE

Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson)
More on this...the final hearing in Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid's joint collusion case versus the #NFL was set to take place this month. The settlement was reached prior to presenting final evidence in front of arbitrator Stephen Burbank. twitter.com/CharlesRobinso…


an Rapoport (@RapSheet)
Colin Kaepernick’s lawyer announces a resolution to the pending grievances. A stunner. twitter.com/markgeragos/st…

Cam Inman (@CamInman)
NFL settles collusion suit brought by ex-#49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid.

No financial terms announced, still no team employing Kap to play QB after 2 years out of league.

Here is statement from league (mirrors that of Kap’s attorney). pic.twitter.com/77cd2FBeJx


Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors)
Stunning news - The #NFL reached a settlement agreement with Colin Kaepernick & Eric Reid. Details:
profootballrumors.com/2019/02/nfl-se…

-ACITVIST TAKES THE MONEY ---HUSH MONEY 
-RATHER 50M OR EXPOSE THE LEAGUE? HE'LL HAVE TO GO AWAY AND BE QUIET AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT 
-DOESN'T MAKE HIM LOOK GOOD -ASKED FOR 20M FROM AAF --- 
-MIGHT HAVE TURNED DOWN MONEY FROM NFL 
-HE'LL NEVER PLAY AGAIN -- NFL WINS--HE'S QUIET AND HE'S GONE --- 
-PLUS ITS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND ON A FRIDAY --NEWS CYCLE BURIES IT 
-EACH OWNER A MILLION OR SO EACH -- YES PLEASE 

In a stunning decision, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid have reached a financial settlement with the NFL in their joint collusion complaint against the league and will take no further action in the case. While sources declined to offer specifics for the decision, Yahoo Sports was told on prior occasions that Kaepernick and Reid would only settle the complaint if a lucrative financial agreement was reached between the players and the NFL.
The league and Kaepernick’s attorneys released a statement Friday saying the matter had been resolved confidentially. As part of that confidentiality, it is believed both sides signed a non-disclosure agreement agreeing not to speak publicly about details of the case or settlement.
“For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL,” the statement said. “As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a confidentiality agreement so there will be no further comment by any party.”
The agreement comes on the doorstep of the final hearing in the Kaepernick case, which was set to take place before arbitrator Stephen Burbank this month. Kaepernick had alleged the league conspired to keep him out after he began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. Multiple NFL players adopted Kaepernick’s protest in 2017, hoping to draw attention to social justice and racial inequality issues. The actions sparked a political firestorm from President Donald Trump and the furor became such a central issue for the league for nearly one year that it instituted a rule that banned protests during the national anthem. That rule has since been shelved by the NFL and now appears to be dead, for all intents and purposes.
The NFLPA also released a statement Friday, supporting the settlement between the league and players.
“Today, we were informed by the NFL of the settlement of the Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid collusion cases,” the NFLPA said. “We are not privy to the details of the settlement, but support the decision by the players and their counsel. We continuously supported Colin and Eric from the start of their protests, participated with their lawyers throughout their legal proceedings and were prepared to participate in the upcoming trial in pursuit of both truth and justice for what we believe the NFL and its clubs did to them. We are glad that Eric has earned a job and a new contract [from the Carolina Panthers], and we continue to hope that Colin gets his opportunity as well.”

HARPER: 

-REPORTS OUT OF WASHINGTON HE COULD MAKE CHOICE THIS WEEKEND 

RADIO HOST BELIEVES HARPER TO GIANTS 

hris Russell,  a sports radio talk show host from 106.7 The Fan in Washington D.C., (who has been on the Harper beat for some time) said the current free agent could make a decision in the next 24 hours.
"Maybe I took a little bit of a leap of faith here based on some indications I got from a real good source," Russell told 94WIP, in Philadelphia, on Friday.
"Bryce and his representatives, (Scott) Boras, his people, his wife Kayla, they've been meeting since Monday morning in Vegas. Bryce originally wanted this done, when it took this long, by Valentine's Day. Obviously, the contract has not been announced, signed, or whatever."
"But I'm led to believe by the people that I've talked to that are close to the situation -- and I have, again, a real good source that has helped me through this process, let's just leave it at that," Russell said. "That Bryce was in a mood to celebrate yesterday. Now, the source said, 'I believe it's done.' I don't have concrete, 100 percent proof for you guys. I wish I did, otherwise, I would have it and I would be running around with it. But I don't have that, so I want to caution everybody in Philadelphia. But that's what I was led to believe, that this thing is now decided."
Russell then mentioned the Phillies.
"Now, what comes then is hammering out a contract. And if we were to believe the report that the Philadelphia Phillies had not even extended a formal offer -- and I assume that to be a termed, written agreement, that type of thing, which I find hard to believe -- then there might be more leg work to this. And therefore, hey the decision may be done but the contract still needs to be ironed out."
[RELATED: Phillies fan participates in "lent" in hopes of recruiting Harper]
Russell is being safe with the terminology he's using, which is understandable. And while we haven't been able to confirm these rumors, Harper, along with many other free agents, remained unsigned.
The Giants appeared to be the "mystery team" that introduced themselves late into the Harper sweepstakes -- and when the radio hosts asked Russell his opinion on where the outfielder will end up next season, he believed Harper will be in an orange and black uniform.
"I don't think it's going to be the Nationals," Russell said. "I think it's going to be the San Francisco Giants, but that is not by any means an 'I know that for a fact,' so I want to caution everybody -- I know how this works -- I get in trouble with everything I say on my radio show and everyone blows it up."


HOW IS HE REMEMBERED?

KNBR (@KNBR)
Hunter Pence pens heartfelt farewell to #SFGiants fans, San Francisco in Player's Tribune article

knbr.com/?p=768098 pic.twitter.com/tiMZxrQNvY



MLB:

DH COMING AT SOME POINT


Evan Longoria (@Evan3Longoria)
I’m pretty happy here. All I’m saying is I believe that the majority of the younger fans enjoy seeing another hitter in the lineup. Pitchers are probably split 50/50 bc some are decent hitters and some don’t want to have to face a hitter instead of the pitcher. twitter.com/txsfgiants/sta…


NBA:

Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn)
ESPN story on New Orleans dismissing Dell Demps -- and what's next. es.pn/2Gsr7S0

DELL DEMPS CANNED --- WHY ?? CAN HE NOT HANDLE DAVIS TRADE? --YOU MADE HIM INIPULATE LAKERS THEN U FIRE HIM?


MAGIC

Lakers president Magic Johnson: I get fined every time I talk about other players, but nobody else does




OTHER: 



Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet)
A development: #Steelers WR Antonio Brown will now meet with owner Art Rooney II, showing respect to the man in charge, sources say.


al Castaneda (@sal_castaneda)
What could go wrong? twitter.com/KTVU/status/10…


OOD QUESTION:

Which Bay Area stars are headed to the Hall of Fame? Stephen Curry (of course), Buster Posey (maybe), Billy Beane (hmmmm) 


IN: CURRY DURANT, JOE THORTON, STEVE KERR,  BOCHY, 

MAYBE: KLAY, GREEN, STALEY, , BUSTER, MAD BUM , BOB MELVIN 

NO: PATRICK WILLIS, BOB MYERS , DOUG WILSON 




The Independent (@Independent)
Man dies after asking friend to shoot him while he wore bulletproof vest independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…


NYT Sports (@NYTSports)
High school football players in New Jersey will be limited to 15 minutes of full-contact practice each week under new rules that state officials called the toughest in the country. nyti.ms/2DBMAUU

New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews)


Only fools fall in love — or for these romance scams that are increasingly on the rise


ew York Daily News (@NYDailyNews)
The Colorado store that stopped selling Nike wear to protest Colin Kaepernick is going out of business.

nydailynews.com/news/national/…

UberFacts (@UberFacts)
A 'Breaking Bad' movie, which will serve as a direct sequel to the show, is coming to Netflix.

NME (@NME)
Pornhub share Valentine’s Day compilation album featuring 6ix9ine and Lil Xan expi.co/01n2Ml pic.twitter.com/c7fQX5sLwS



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